News published on Federal Newswire in November 2019

News from November 2019


#FewerCures Facts?Crenshaw Joins Walden to Provide Facts on Pelosi’s Tax on Cures

News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) is joining Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR) for a video series that began this week aimed at providing the facts on Speaker Pelosi’s partisan plan for fewer cures.


Democratic Health Leaders Urge Secretary Azar to Ensure HealthCare.Gov is Fully Functional Throughout Open Enrollment Period

News Release: Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Congressman Richard E. Neal (D-MA), chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ...


Release: WASHINGTON - The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving holiday is predicted to be record-breaking with more than 26.8 million passengers and crew members traveling through security screening checkpoints nationwide from Nov. 22 through Dec. 2. TSA expects to screen 4% more passengers this holiday travel season than last year.


Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy and Tax Charges

News Release: Baltimore, Maryland - Catherine Elizabeth Pugh, age 69, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to the federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, and two counts of tax evasion. U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow has scheduled sentencing for Feb. 27, 2020, at 10:00 a.m.


Energy and Commerce Committee Launches Investigation into Potential Unfair and Deceptive Practices in the Live Event Ticketing Industry

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky...


News Release: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA - Two former residents of Los Angeles, California, have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal narcotics and firearms laws, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.


Gardena Man Convicted of Attempting to Smuggle Protected Coral Species from the United States to Mexico

News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Gardena man was found guilty by a jury today of federal criminal charges that he attempted to smuggle live corals that are protected by an international treaty known as the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).


News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 37-year-old Corpus Christi resident who was involved in a shooting at a local convenience store has been sentenced following his conviction of unlawful ammunition possession, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR), Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chair Diana DeGette (D-CO), Subcommittee Ranking Member Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee Chair Jan Schakowsky...


Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

News Release: United States Attorney Richard W. Moore of the Southern District of Alabama announced that Christopher Aaron Roddenberry, 30, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment in federal court this morning for his participation in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine...


News Release: PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced today that Juan Jarmon, 32, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to thirty years’ imprisonment and six years’ supervised release by United States District Judge Paul S. Diamond for crimes committed while he was the leader of a violent drug trafficking group operating out of the Norman Blumberg Apartments public housing facility in North Philadelphia.


Russian Hacker Who Used NeverQuest Malware to Steal Money From Victims’ Bank Accounts Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to Four Years in Prison

News Release: Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that STANISLAV VITALIYEVICH LISOV, a/k/a “Black," a/k/a “Blackf" (“LISOV"), was sentenced to 48 months in prison today for conspiring to deploy and use a type of malicious software known as NeverQuest to infect...


News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - Twenty defendants have been indicted on charges relating to the distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine in the Burlington County, New Jersey, area, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced today.


News Release: Chuck Cohen and Cathy Danyluk recognized for their exemplary service.


Chelsea Man Indicted for Bank Robbery

News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man was indicted today by a federal grand jury in Boston for the September 2019 robbery of a branch of the TD Bank in Chelsea.


News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Christopher Johnson, age 31, previously residing in Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty before Chief United States District Court Judge Christopher C. Conner.


News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the launch of the Plastics Innovation Challenge, a comprehensive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program to accelerate innovations in energy-efficient plastics recycling technologies. Plastics are used in thousands of products essential to modern life, but plastic waste is also a growing global challenge.


News Release: Stephen C. Laycock Named Executive Assistant Director of the Intelligence Branch.


Suicidal man admits to deliberately ramming military base

News Release: CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 47-year-old Beeville man charged with destruction of U.S. government property and possession of a stolen firearm has admitted his guilt, announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick.


News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement today that it is rolling back key portions of the Risk Management Plan updates, also known as the Chemical Disaster Rule...